She was named International Swimming Federation [FINA] Female Swimmer of the Year in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 16 Dec 2018; edition.cnn.com, 11 Jul 2017)

She was named European Swimming League [LEN] Female Swimmer of the Year in 2013, 2014 and 2015. (swimswam.com, 07 Jan 2016)

She was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Hungarian Olympic Committee in 2009, 2013 and 2014. (swimswam.com, 20 Dec 2014; usctrojans.com, 01 Oct 2010)

Famous relatives

Her father Istvan was a basketball player who received 200 caps with the Hungarian national team. Her older brothers have played professional basketball in Hungary. (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 15 Apr 2015; NF, 24 Mar 2007)

Ambitions

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (swimswam.com, 30 Jul 2017)

Other information

SWIMMERS UNIONIn 2017 she set up the Global Association of Professional Swimmers [GAPS]. The union, which had the support of 29 professional swimmers from around the globe on its launch, aims to give athletes a voice on the direction the sport is heading and any future rule changes. (swimswam.com, 20 Oct 2017, 21 Jun 2017)

CLUB FOUNDERIn August 2018 she founded the Iron Swim club in Budapest, Hungary. "The love of water and swimming has been decisive in my childhood. It has given me so much pleasure in the sport and movement that I have been aiming for. I would like this experience to reach as many people as possible." (ironswim.hu, 16 Dec 2018; infostart.hu, 25 Nov 2018)